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Horse profile

The Kew Tour (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2007) · Last trainer Sue Smith · Last owner Keith Nicholson
by Un Desperado (FR) out of Drivers Bureau (GB) (Proverb)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Aug 2007 — 7,018 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2007 · 7th of 7 Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile

The Kew Tour (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 9 at Wetherby (Jan 2006). Last raced off 107, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating107↓ 16lb off peak
107 107–123

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 79C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 19 Aug 2007 Official rating 107 at the last run, 19 Aug 2007

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 131C · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4120C92.5—
Good4131C71.5—
Soft297C88—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m6120C86—
Over 3m5131C88—

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Un Desperado (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 377 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 106.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−8—
Good to Firm5911.7%−6.30 from 1
Good130118.5%+0.50 from 4
Good to Soft6457.8%−0.20 from 4
Soft751013.3%+5.30 from 3
Heavy4237.1%−0.9—
Standard (AW)300%−8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f600%−8—
1m5f – 2m6868.8%+0.8—
2m1f – 2m4f10654.7%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m121129.9%+1.90 from 7
Over 3m7679.2%+1.20 from 5

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Drivers Bureau (GB) (Proverb)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Florida Pal (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Florida Pal (GB)632m–2m5f—
Gullivers Travels (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 3 0 0% −3.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
Over 3m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dominic Elsworth 6 0 0% −6.00
Tjade Collier 2 0 0% −2.00
Gino Carenza 2 0 0% −2.00
Shane Byrne 1 0 0% −1.00
Padge Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 7 0 0% −7.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 3 runs
19 Aug 07+31d Perth Hogmanay Bash At Perth Racecourse Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 15 10-11 10779C Tjade Collier 16/1
19 Jul 07+11d Cartmel Weatherbys Bank Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m1½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 30 11-0 11070C Shane Byrne 14/1
08 Jul 07+519d Market Rasen Manny Bernstein Freephone 0800 821821 Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m5½f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 17 10-9 11066C Tjade Collier 10/1
2006 · 2 runs
04 Feb 06+30d Sandown Agfa Diamond Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 shd 10-0 11793C Dominic Elsworth 16/1
05 Jan 06+26d Wetherby Snipe Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m1f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 2½ 11-2 11797C Dominic Elsworth 8/1
2005 · 7 runs
10 Dec 05+13d Doncaster Intercasino.co.uk Neville Crump Memorial Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 4/5 3 10-12 11788C Padge Whelan 9/2
27 Nov 05+26d Doncaster Yorkshire Post Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m2f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 1½ 11-5 117131C Dominic Elsworth 3/1
01 Nov 05+191d Exeter William Hill Edredon Bleu Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 5 11-6 117120C Dominic Elsworth 7/1
24 Apr 05+43d Wetherby Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m1f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 23 11-2 11777C Dominic Elsworth 5/1
12 Mar 05+21d Sandown Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 ¾ 10-13 11797C Dominic Elsworth 9/2
19 Feb 05+21d Uttoxeter Singer & Friedlander Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m6½f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-5 120— Gino Carenza 20/1
29 Jan 05 Doncaster Sky Bet Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 3m · Good · 12 ran 7/12 ¾ 9-10 12354C Gino Carenza 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Kew Tour won?
The Kew Tour (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2005 and 2007. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained The Kew Tour?
The Kew Tour (IRE) was trained by Sue Smith on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 19 August 2007.
Who is The Kew Tour's sire?
The Kew Tour (IRE) is by Un Desperado (FR) out of Drivers Bureau (GB), whose sire is Proverb.
What is The Kew Tour's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 19 August 2007. The highest on record is 123.
What is The Kew Tour's sire's record?
Un Desperado (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 377 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 106.
Who are The Kew Tour's siblings?
Out of Drivers Bureau (GB), The Kew Tour (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Florida Pal (GB) (3). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.